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The macroeconomic impact of structural reforms

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  • de Bandt, O.
  • Vigna, O.

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In addition to their credibility, the co-ordination and ranking of reforms are key to reducing costs in the short term and benefiting from positive effects in the long term.

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  • de Bandt, O. & Vigna, O., 2008. "The macroeconomic impact of structural reforms," Quarterly selection of articles - Bulletin de la Banque de France, Banque de France, issue 11, pages 5-32, Spring.
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    Keywords

    structural reforms; product market; labour market; potential growth.;
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    JEL classification:

    • C51 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Model Construction and Estimation
    • E24 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity
    • E31 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation
    • E32 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Business Fluctuations; Cycles
    • L51 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - Economics of Regulation

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